Sentences with phrase «about childhood obesity led»

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A research team led by Jane Heinig at University of California Davis has developed a program called Secrets of Baby Behavior that was designed to give new parents the information they need about infant and breastfeeding norms to reduce unnecessary formula supplementation and to help prevent childhood obesity caused by overfeeding.

The discovery provides clues that could lead to a treatment for Prader - Willi, a genetic disorder that occurs in about one out of every 15,000 births, and is the most common genetic cause of life - threatening childhood obesity.

But if replicated on a larger scale, the surprising discovery could lead to the reframing of conversations about how to improve children's diets and lower rates of childhood obesity, the researchers said.

Researchers hope that the study will contribute to a national debate about childhood and teenage obesity, potentially leading to a consistent, long - term strategy on how to best deal with the problem.